Statts Sniau
October 20, 2017
The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition & Forestry 328 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC, 20510
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow Ranking Member U.S, Senate Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition & Forestry 328A Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Dear Chairman Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow:
We are following up on our letter o f July 18,2017, to provide greater clarity on the small number o f reasonable actions ERA must take to ensure a minimum level of public confidence in its pesticide regulatory program before Congress should reauthorize it on &long-term basis. If the Administrator of the EPA commits in writing to the following actions, we believe that PRIA. reauthorization can be expedited through the Senate on a rapid basis,
Maintain the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard published in the federal register on November 2 , 201.5, including its effective dates and compliance dates, for a minimum o f 3 years or the duration o f PRIA reauthorization;
Maintain the Certification o f Pesticide Applicators rule published in the federal register on January 4, 2017, including its effective dates and compliance dates, for a minimum o f 3 years or the duration o f PRIA reauthorjzation; and
* Issue a final decision on the objections to the March 29, 2017 Order Denying the PAN/NRDC Petition to Revoke All Tolerances and Cancel All Registrations for the Pesticide Chiorpyrifos by November 20, 2017, and on any additional objections filed regarding future chiorpyrifos decisions within 90 days o f receipt
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Thank you for listening to these concerns. We stand ready to sit down and discuss these issues in farther detail as soon as possible to enable passage o f a long-term PRIA reauthorization with a minimum o f disruption to agency operations. If the Administration fails to take such reasonable actions to restore a minimum level o f confidence in. its pesticide program, then we will exercise our procedural rights on the Senate floor to ensure a full debate on these issues with an opportunity for an open amendment process.
Sincerely,
Tom Udall .S. Senator
U.S. Senator
Cory A. Booker ITS. Senator
cc: The Honorable Scott Pruitt The Honorable Rodney Davis
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